Psychology homework help.
Outline of Final Paper: Survey project
We will be doing individual consultations over Zoom. Please fill out all these questions and have them available for our individual meeting.
This is worth 10 points
These are the variables you can choose from (pick 3): Highlight the 3 you will use
Remember, this is an individual project so your particular research questions and variables should not match anyone else’s.
Scale variables (at least one of these)
- Perceived Stress
- Satisfaction with Life
- Subjective Happiness
- Personal Growth Initiative Scale
- Adult Hope Scale
- Self Esteem
Note: all scale variables are considered continuous
Demographic or behavioral measures (at least one of these)
- Age
- Gender
- Relationship status
- Level of Education
- Social media hours
- Activity level
- Political Party
- Political Leanings
- Ethnicity
- Self-Care
- Dependent
- Employment
- Financial Security
- Living Situation
CONCEPTUALIZATION AND PURPOSE
What is the phenomenon to be studied? What is the main topic (e.g., self-esteem, gender roles, sexuality)?
What is the purpose of your study? (i.e., what is your goal? This will become your thesis for your paper)
What is the theory driving your thinking and research (e.g., gender schema theory)? How does that theory lead to your prediction? (That is, why do you think your variables will be related to each other?)
What previous research has been done on this topic? Give specific examples such as Smith & Brown, 1999 and what they found — you don’t need a full citation, just a list
What is your specific research question?
What is your specific hypothesis? (Make sure it is supported by the research)
DESIGN
Sample: How will you select the participants for your study (i.e., how will you sample them)? How many people total? How many men/women? How old? Ethnicity? Any other relevant demographics?
Which variable(s) is your IV?
Which variable(s) is your DV?
DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
What kind of data analysis will be used? What statistical procedure is appropriate for your hypothesis? Why? What analysis is appropriate for your research question? Why?
Analysis 1: (e.g. I will do a t-test to determine if men or women have better self-esteem)
Analysis 2:
If your hypothesis is supported, what will that mean? If the hypothesis is not supported, what will that mean? (How will this relate back to your “big picture” or theory?)
EXTRA QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER (NOT NECESSARY TO ANSWER before meeting)
What other literature found support for your hypothesis?
What other literature did not find support for your hypothesis?
Limitations for your research: List and state why these are limitations.
Future directions: What should the next project address, based on your findings?
